1. Ace, Patricia.

Fabulous Beast.

First Edition. Glasgow, Freight Books, 2013. Octavo. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

2. Allen, Fergus.

The Brown Parrots of Providencia.

First Edition. London, Faber and Faber, 1993. Octavo. VIII, 66 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear with some foxing.

3. Allen, Gary.

Iscariot’s Dream.

Mayfield,A Agenda Editions, 2008. 14,5 cm x 20,7 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by author.

4. Allen, Gary.

Languages.

Hexham, Flambard Press / Black Mountain, 2002. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some very minor foxing.

5. Aristotle, trans. G.M.A. Grube.

On Poetry and Style.

First Edition / Twenty Third Printing, New York, Macmillan, 1987. Octavo. XXXII, 110 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and some slight stains on cover.

6. Armitage, Simon.

Zoom!

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1989. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. [Poetry Book Society Choice]

7. Ashberry, John.

A Wave.

Manchester, Carcanet, 1984. 15,5 cm x 23 cm. 89 pages. Original Softcover. Poor condition with stronger signs of external wear. Some foxing.

8. Atwood, Margaret.

Morning in the burned house. New poems.

Toronto, McClelland & Stewart Inc., 1995. 14 cm x 19 cm. 127 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper – clipping on which John or Hilary Wakeman noted: “One of my favorite authors: She has bite”.

9. Bager, Gusztav [Kabdebo, Thomas trans.].

Object Found.

First Edition. Cliffs of Moher, Salmon, 2008. Octavo. 77 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

10. Bannister, Ivy.

Vinegar and Spirit.

Dublin, Astrolabe, 2008. 13,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 58 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Signed by author.

11. Barton, Joan.

Night Journey on the Plain. Sixteen New Poems by Joan Barton.

Salibury, Salisbury Printing, 1983. 14,5 cm x 21 cm. 28 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing.

12. Bax, Clifford.

Vintage Verse. An Anthology of Poetry in English.

Second Edition. London, Hollis & Carter, 1946. Octavo. VI, 338 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Very good condition with some signs of external wear on front cover (some staining). The book includes a newspaper cutting with three poems by David Holbrook.

13. Berry, James.

Hot Earth Cold Earth.

Newcastle upon Tyne, Bloodaxe Books, 1995. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 159 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

14. Blair, David.

Ascension Days.

First Edition. Washington DC, Del Sol Press, 2007. Octavo. 69 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author.

15. Blake, Denise.

Take a Deep Breath.

Kilcar, Summer Palace Press, 2004. 15 cm x 21 cm. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Dedicated and signed by author. Includes a card with front cover illustration.

16. Blake, Mary.

Fields of Asphodel.

Southend-on-Sea, The Littoral Press, 2005. 15 cm x 21 cm. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Dedicated and signed by author. Also includes a card with (hand)writing of author.

17. Boland, Gerry.

Watching Clouds.

First Edition. Tralee, Doghouse, 2011. Octavo. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

18. Bolger, Fióna.

The Geometry of Love beween the Elements.

Arklow, PB Press, 2013. 12,5 cm x 19,5 cm. 59 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Signed by Author.

19. Brennan, Deirdre.

Hidden Places / Scathan Eile.

First Edition. Dublin, Arlen House, 2011. Octavo. 96 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. Cover illustration is from a watercolour by Pauline Bewick. The book is inscribed to John and Hilary Wakeman and signed by the author.

20. Brent, Frances.

The Beautiful Lesson of the I.

First Edition. Logan, Utah State University Press, 2005. Octavo. XII, 57 pages. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear. This collection is from the May Swenson Poetry Award Series and includes a foreword from one of the judges.

21. Brett, Heather.

Abigail Brown.

First Edition. Galway, Salmon, 1991. Octavo. 53 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by the author. Includes a loosely inserted card with handwritten message from the author.

22. Brock, Edwin.

And Another Thing. Poems 1991-1997.

First Edition. London, Enitharmon Press, 1999. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

23. Brockway, James.

The Brightness in Between.

First Edition. Ware, Rockingham Press, 2000. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed by James Brockman to John Wakeman.

24. Brockway, James.

Two in One [with manuscript explanation of Brockway’s poems: “The only thing modern about these poems is that they are unisexual, but do not need to be. In “Two In One” change “he” to “she” where required. In “Closing the Books” “suit” to “dress”, if you could enjoy them better like that – James”].

No. 41 of 99 copies set in Emergo and printed on Zerkall by the Avalon Press. Woubrugge, Avalon Press, 1997. Octavo. 28 pages. Original Softcover with original dustjacket. With very minor staining to the jacket and a tear to the upper hinge only. Shortly before his death, beautifully inscribed by poet James Brockway to John Wakeman on the half-title: “For John Wakeman, founder of THE SHOP in beautiful Ireland. James Brockway A.D. 2000”. In addition also signed with a manuscript explanation about these poems on the front free endpaper.

25. Brooke, Rupert.

Collected Poems of Rupert Brooke: With a Memoir.

London, Sidgwick & Jackson, Ltd., 1929. 15 cm x 20.5 cm. CLVIII, 162 pages. With two photographs. Original hardcover. Very good condition with minor signs of external wear. Partial fading to cover. Newspaper article loosely inserted by preowner. Clean inside with solid binding.

26. Brooke, Rupert.

The Complete Poems of Rupert Brooke.

Eighteenth Impression. London, Sidgwick & Jackson, 1941. Octavo. Portrait-frontispiece, VIII, 166 pages. Original Hardcover with gilt lettering on spine and front board. Deckled edges. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

27. Brookes, James.

The English Sweats.

Brighton, Pighog Press, 2009. 17,5 cm x 25 cm. 31 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

28. Broomfield, Arthur.

The Poetry Reading at Semple Stadium.

Belfast, Lapwing, 2011. 14,5 cm x 20,5 cm. 60 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

29. Broughton, James.

An Almanac for Amorists.

New York, Grove Press, 1955. 14 cm x 18,5 cm. 37 pages. With several black-and-white illustrations. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some foxing. Inscribed dedication by previous owner.

30. Bunting, Basil.

Briggflatts.

Highgreen, Bloodaxe Books, 2009. 15,5 cm x 23,5 cm. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Loosely inserted is a related newspaper – clipping.

31. Bushe, Paddy.

Digging Towards The Light.

Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1994. 15 cm x 21 cm. 63 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing only.

32. Bushe, Paddy.

To Make the Stone Sing.

First Edition. Killarney, Sceilg Press, 1996. Octavo. 70 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear and slight staining to the cover. Illustrations by Catriona O’Connor.

33. Bushrui, Suheil.

A Defence of Poetry.

First Edition. London, Temenos Academy, 2000. Octavo. 24 pages. Original Softcover. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

34. Campbell, Matthew.

Jeremiah Joseph Callanan and “The Last Home of the Bards”.

First Edition. Cork, Southword Editions, 2004. Octavo. 22 pages. Original Softcover pamphlet. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Limited edition of 150 copies.

35. Canavan, Rosemary.

The Island.

First Edition. Brownsville, Story Line Press, 1994. Octavo. X, 115 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed and inscribed. The book also includes a tipped-in card and a loosely inserted review.

36. Cardenal, Ernesto.

The Music of the Spheres. Translated by Dinah Livingstone. Illustrations by Anna Mieke Lumsden.

London, Katabasis, 1990. 15 cm x 21 cm. 41 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Some minor foxing. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

37. Carr, Ruth.

The Airing Cupboard.

First Edition. Kilcar, Summer Palace Press, 2008. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover with illustration by Paul Yates. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

38. Casterton, Julia.

Night Lightening.

Norwich, The Rialto, 2007. 14 cm x 21,5 cm. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition.

39. Casterton, Julia.

The Doves of Finisterre.

Norwich, The Rialto, 2004. 14 cm x 21,7 cm. 72 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear.

40. Cavaliero, Glen.

Steeple on a Hill.

Horam, Tartarus Press, 1997. 22 cm x 13,5 cm. 57 pages. Original Hardcover with dustjacket. In protective mylar. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Only some minor stains on front cover. Inscribed and signed by author Glen Cavaliero to John and Hilary Wakemen.

41. Charalambides, Kyriakos [Delanty, Greg trans.].

Selected Poems.

First Edition. Cork, Southword Editions, 2005. Octavo. 64 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by both author and translator.

42. Clark, Thomas A.

Tansy Buttons [Being the words of Gertrude Jekyll, replanted in the manner of Gertrude Stein].

First Edition. Nailsworth, Moschatel Press, 1980. 12,5 cm x 14 cm. 14 unpaginated pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Very scarce !

43. Clifton, Harry.

The Winter Sleep of Captain Lemass.

Highgreen, Bloodaxe Books, 2012. 15,7 cm x 23,43 cm. 95 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent, close to new condition. Loosely inserted is an original press-release for this publication.

44. Cook, Rose.

Everyday Festival.

First Edition. Fife, Happenstance, 2009. Octavo. 28 pages. Original Softcover pamphlet with cover image by Gillian Beaton. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

45. Czerniawski, Adam.

Firing the Canon: Essays Mainly on Poetry.

First Edition. London, Salt, 2010. Octavo. VII, 217 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

46. [Daly, Pádraig J.] Harte, Jack (Editor).

Poems, Selected and New.

Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1988. 14,5 cm x 21 cm. 100 pages. Original Softcover. Good condition with some clear signs of external wear. [″Choice” Series, 1]

47. Dawe, Gerald.

Stray Dogs and Dark Horses. Selected Essays on Irish Writing and Criticism.

First Edition. Newry, Abbey Press, 2000. Octavo. 212 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Signed by the author. Inscribed to John Wakeman. Number 21 of 250.

48. Dawe, Gerald.

The Rest is History.

First Reprint. Newry, Abbey Press, 1998. Octavo. 123 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear. Examines Belfast through its poetry and culture. Signed and inscribed by Gerald Dawe to John and Hilary Wakeman.

49. Deane, John F.

Manhandling the Deity.

First Edition. Manchester, Carcanet, 2003. Octavo. 80 pages. Original Softcover. Very good condition with only minor signs of external wear.

50. Delanty, Greg.

Collected Poems 1986-2006.

Manchester, Carcanet, 2007. 13,5 cm x 21,5 cm. 252 pages. Original Softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of wear. Signed and inscribed by Greg Delanty to the editors of the poetry Magazine “The Shop”: “For Hillary [sic] & John – with admiration – To the Shoppers – Greg”. [Oxford Poets]